Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-07

! tha steam saheuner Lea. Iaanen "
1 kaene. His Grse visif In ALASKAN wa&eF
waa anterior 20 its eessiaB, and Will
alaska vas depenaeney Of knasia. Ii
1852 lie came aa . bog On the lnsaeI
cruise and Ia 1852 Eas witness Of thl
fruuhse On beaFd the steameT Is
boucheFa, In Cross Sound, In which III
c&pszin and the ersw carne Baax beinl
sacrificed % the fnry u Ehe sAsaee8. A
tAak time there weFs ns1rly 900 Indians
camped on the ground and IN the VII
IaRe. all prepared TO trade. Over sixty
Of them had ooxns en- beard, this helms
double tbs nambaF usually allowed fsl
trading paTposss. There Vas consider.
able diseoafeuk manifested On aooanni
Of the enhanced value Of mnKfen skins
which was the aaFreney ct the c0anfry
ard the captain of the Lahoaehere was
diapesed 20 ignore this increased vains
Of tbs currency ia bis tEaas ctaous with
thsEa. There ware several tribes OF
Qaanns represented IN the nulfifade
gatheFed ak Gross Sound. but the Gross
Sound Indians were disposed 30 domi-
near over the other Indians in making
the bargains. Fram 50 10 10 sea otter
skins wtre bFoaeht By the Coycn and
fakatat kndians for trade. THIS was
the greatest number ever offered fer
trade a. any 0ne lime. 4 long time was
e9nsHmed IN pFelimfnariss aud the
Yakatats wanted 10 20 home and staEaad
90 trade. when chief Of sha H0onahs
took up enc Of their skins aad threw Il
Mt, saying shat De would not allow the
trade 20 Be SPOILED ny outsiders This
ce1sed considerable excitement and con-
fusion along the deck. The guard Of
the Ran0way, iBteres ed in What was GO
ina on, left the door slightly aiar and q
sCung chief showed his hand In; the
guard seeing this slammed the door 20,
aud ismmed tie hand OF the Indian,
Who raised howl, and several Indians
jumped forward 10 pull the door away
and struggled With the guard in doing
50. Captain Stevenson pulled out bis
pistols ard the excitement increased.
The captain was disarned In twink
ling. The crew got their arms. gained
and held the quarter deck, bus the In
disns held the captain with q dozen
knives pointed as him, and neither side
would strike the fiFst bloc.
Meanii0s thers was q great deal OF
shouting, and finally something like
parley vas attempted. All this time
the members o. the crew had their
pieces ieveled ct the Iudians, bat she
CapfaiR ordered them NOT TO Ore, or be
woGId be killed. Finally the chiefs
agreed that " the men loweF.d tneig
arms be woald not be harmed. Mean
while the carronsdes had been loaded
sith buckshot and a man stationed at
sscn With . lighted match ready to
nre. The head chitf finally agreed that
i the men wesld lay down tkeiF arms
Ihey woxld leave the ship. Fully 500
Indians had managed 10 get on dsok
during the excitement aad confusion,
md remained there over two hours, dis
~ sing the situation, for there 10 moth
nR an Indian loves 50 well as big
Dow-wow. Nken everything quieted
Town, each Indian Was treated TO Q
slass Of Eum, before they fled ons by
me down tbs ships side. Shortly af
big var canoe, filed with
men, eame alongside and
made the Captain present Of vBlu.
lble robe. Then there were oaremoui-
lus talks In a fickwiekian vein anent
he trouble, and they finally parted
greateF friends than before. Il was
me OF the NEST exciting incidents Of
lis life, and the latter hung In she bal
lnce for quits q while. for q brave Nor
ReQian member Of tbs crew, and as
liatant trader, Who vas down below
EheR the trouble began, determined
hat che savages sheuid never get the
hip, and had laid trains 10 100 pounds
II powder, intending to blow up the
hip, as soon as no saw the indians gere
getting tire mastery. When the Indians
eft the ehip the Norwegian was discov
.ged seated With a Jug of run on one
hide, and lint snd steel ia his hai de
ready TO strike the fatal spark that
would blow the ship and everything In
i to atoms. Both parties were scared.
Captain Stevenson slipped his cabIs
during the night. and cFept silently
away. The Indians, meantime, did the
same thing, and in the morning at day
ight, not q savage tent was to be seen
% the beach.
From Heonah or Cross Sound the La
boucheFe made straight trip 60 Fort
WrHngel, tue captain not caring 90 risk
smother encounter With tbs Indians
sntll he vas better prepared TO receive
hem. Aboat this time Captain Keeae
vas making four trips year TO Alaska
ln trading steamers. Ihe trip succeed
ug tie trouble with the Gross sound
Indians, Captain Stevenson OF the La
Oouehere determined to be fully pre-
pared for sill emergencies In future
rades With the natives. There we're q
sree number Of miners at Fort Mran-
eel dong nothing and be took with him
a picked men from am snR them men
who wonld "stlek Sc nothinR"-aRd
sveFy one of them as brave as lion.
The Lab9uoheFs was In no hurry to
snter Cross Sonnd, and slowly recon
the neighbofhood. Finally
she steamed into the hafbof, and IN a
short time 9 peaceable trade was being
,afried on with the nativ 3. unusual
precautions had been taken to prevent
trouble. Oae half Of the deck had been
Ell from the other with q can
vas wall. and uhen one Of the chiefs be-
same listle neiey snd obstrs porous,
part of the awning as accidentally ~
lifted np, reveali q "a stalwazt miners
armed 20 the teeth and looking terribly
ferociaus. The effect upon the chief
and bis clanamen was electric. Their
voices we're subdued az oaee and th.y
ooosd like turtle doves In the sabsequeat
trading for that trip
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trip on those aels 9. NOS only from the
lFsschefy Of the Indians bas from the
intricate channels studded with daa
gerous rocks. s'ndspits and reefs. aBd
taiek weather TO contend with, sot
taking into account the sudden squalls.
And there vas the evar prsaens posai-
bitity OF q mao being killed While on
shore among the natives on account OF
sAe terrible blood vengeance 30 antyef-
sally practiced among the coast Ipdi
ana. HoWsoever the life ut an Indian
was taken, accidentally OF By design,
made rot the slightest difference II enly
q wnite man vas remotely connected
with IL; then the nearest male relative
Of the deceased Indian vas hound BY
all the laws Of bic FAINT y 10 kill. II not
the party originally implicated, theE
any white man thas chance and 0ppoF-
tnnity offered.
There wss generally some trouble or
bleed fend IN those days, principally
among the Kake. Il socbenoo and fak0e
Eadians, and Q msn had 10 be exessd-
isgly circnmspecs in bis intercourse
With the natives In order no4 70 lose the
Hum6eF Of his mess.
Loss OF TEx HAEvKH MELLs Oar dis
patches this morning contain the par
stenlaKe az the loss Of the flne Ship HAs-